Pitts Memorial Drive will be closed in both directions from Friday evening, October 9, to midday Monday, October 12, for culvert replacement work. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure says the closure will affect the section between the Heavy Tree Road intersection and the Bay Bulls Overpass as part of an ongoing construction project. Detours and signage will be in place to guide motorists around the closure. Drivers are advised to plan alternate routes, expect

Unsettled weather will start the long weekend. The Avalon and Burin Peninsula will see showers, with 2 mm expected. 2 mm of rain is expected on the Northern Peninsula. There is a chance of showers elsewhere. Highs from 10 to 16 are expected. Overcast conditions are expected across Labrador, with a chance of showers in Mary's Harbour. In western Labrador, we will see showers later today before rain changes to snow late this afternoon. Expect highs from 3 to 10.

It will be a couple of cents less today to fill up on gas. The cost of gas has decreased by 2.3 cents per litre. Diesel on the Island increased by up to 2.6 cents, while diesel in western Labrador will increase by 1.4 cents per litre. Furnace oil heating fuel on the Island went up by 2.23 cents and stove oil heating fuel in western Labrador went up by 0.79 cents. Propane heating fuel increased by 1.2 cents. The changes are based on the most recently available market data as o

The Department of Forestry, Agriculture and Lands is seeking information following the discovery of a dead moose on a resource road near Stephenville. Resource Enforcement officers began an investigation after the remains of an adult female moose were found on Camp 185 Resource Road on the morning of September 24, 2026. The entrance to the road is located off the Trans-Canada Highway about five kilometres east of the intersection with Route 460, also known as White's Road. Of

Biometrics collection services are expected to become available in Happy Valley-Goose Bay early next year, giving people in Labrador a closer option for completing immigration requirements. The provincial government says the federal service is on track to begin operating in the community in early 2027. The announcement follows a visit to St. John’s last week by federal Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab, who met with provincial Minister Lin Paddo